We provide aggressive, meticulous, comprehensive civil litigation services throughout the State of Florida. Mr. Feldman's trial track record demonstrates that when you hire him, and the firm, you are hiring attorneys who are more than capable of taking the case to trial when necessary to protect your interests. If you are potentially involved in an adversarial issue related to an employment dispute, business arrangement or contract dispute, a real estate issue or a personal injury case such as from an auto accident or medical malpractice issue, you owe it to yourself to retain the experienced aggressive civil litigation lawyers, like Mr. Feldman or one of the partners in the firm, to be on your legal team.

10 across the State of Florida

English and Spanish

I will handle any important case wherever venued in Florida. We also have offices in Tampa, Ocala/Gainesville, West Palm Beach, Ft. Lauderdale and Miami Florida. Contact me to discuss your case wherever you are.

Florida, Georgia and, if necessary, pursuant to an available approval prcoess available to attorneys by Petition to any State's court, we can file suit or handle your legal matter in most states. In many cases, we can hanlde the legal matter through communications and negotiations here in Florida. Contact us to discuss.

Wrongful Death - Accidental Death
Construction, Condemnation & Zoning
Real Estate
Medical Malpractice
Product Liability
Personal Injury
Employment and Labor
Contract and Commercial
Business
Auto Accidents

HISTORY, EDUCATION AND OVERVIEW

Having spent a great part of his legal career reprsenting insurance companies in personal injury and property damage claims, Mr. Feldman now will use this experience and insight to help you achieve the best financial recovery for you on any personal injury type case. Mr. Feldman is one of the founding partners of Silver, Levy, Feldman, Bass & Brams. Mr. Feldman was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1965. He graduated from the University of South Florida in 1987 with a BS in Finance; and he earned his JD from Emory University, in Atlanta Georgia in 1995. Mr. Feldman became a member of the State Bar of Georgia in 1995 and the Florida Bar in 1996. Since 1996, he has been a member of Silver, Levy, Feldman Bass & Brams. He is a founding partner of the firm, and the managing partner of the Tampa and Ocala/Gainesville offices.

Mr. Feldman is admitted to practice in all State Courts of Florida and Georgia. He is admitted to practice in all Federal District Courts in Florida, and The Federal District Court in Atlanta, Georgia. He has handled cases in all corners of the State of Florida.

Mr. Feldman is a member of RISK INSURANCE MANAGEMENT SOCIETY (RIMS) the WCCP and PCCP, the West Coast Claims Association and the Tampa Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Feldman’s practice areas are broad in scope, with the emphasis on civil litigation. Mr. Feldman served for several years as lead outside counsel for a regional telecommunications company, representing the business in cases involving: whistleblower claims, discrimination, unpaid wages, overtime wages, breach of contract, non-compete and non-solicitation agreements, tortious interference of business and contractual relationships, sexual harassment, and fraud. Throughout his general civil litigation and trial practice, Mr. Feldman has handled many large value personal injury cases upwards of $5 million dollars, including complex medical malpractice claims, automobile and truck accidents, and other cases involving bodily injury related to trip and falls or slip and falls. Additionally, Mr. Feldman was lead counsel on a National multi-million dollar FLSA (overtime wage) case in Federal Court.

TRIAL EXPERIENCE

Mr. Feldman has an outstanding jury trial and bench trial track record; he is undefeated in jury trials. Mr. Feldman prevailed on several cases on significance representing the defense, including the cases of:

Mann v. DOT, Circuit Court, Alachua County, Gainesville, Florida: Jury Verdict for the defense, October, 2007. Automobile accident case alleging negligence in road design and maintenance.
Craig v. RJD Enterprises, d/b/a McDonald’s: Circuit Court, Sarasota County, December 2001. Trip and fall case alleging negligence in failure to warn and failure to maintain the premises in reasonably safe condition
Heiffer v. IDS Telcom, Broward County Circuit Court, December, 2004. Breach of contract, enforcement of non-solicitation, tortuous interference and civil theft case. Mr. Feldman represented IDS Telcom.
*See our case sample section at www.floridatrialattorneys.net for more information about these cases.
PRACTICE AREAS

Labor and Employment
Whistleblower claims
Overtime wage claims/FLSA
Civil rights: discrimination and harassment
Insurance coverage disputes
Property damage claims
Commercial/business litigation
Contract disputes including non-compete agreements
Real estate and real property litigation
Real estate deposit and investment recovery
Corporate libel and slander
Business and contractual tortuous interference
Automobile and truck accidents/Negligence Claims
Wrongful Death
Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury
Workers Compensation and Liability Insurance Defense
COMMUNITY INVOLVMENT: Mr. Feldman is a frequent lecturer in the Business and Insurance community on topics related to labor and employment, general liability and workers’ compensation cases including: fraud, subrogation, use of experts, litigation and mediation strategies, sexual harassment and discrimination, mass layoffs and reductions in force, claims handling, compensability, Permanent Total Disability, Subrogation, proposals for settlement, attorney’s fees, bad faith, and recent law changes among others. Please refer to our website www.floridatrialattorneys.net for more information. Mr. Feldman has been a featured speaker at the Florida RIMS, regional PCCP and WCCP events.

Mr. Feldman serves both corporate and individual clients, insurance companies, large self-insured corporations, TPA’s and associations. Throughout his years of litigation practice, Mr. Feldman has had the opportunity to write many appellate briefs, motions for summary judgment, appear at bench and jury trials, and has historically litigated cases involving: negligence of nursing homes and ALF’S, automobile and truck accidents, workers’ compensation, slander and libel, toxic torts such as mold, wrongful termination cases, medical malpractice, fraud, independent contractor liability under respondent superior, and various types of real estate and real property litigation, including recovery of real estate deposits.

Mr. Feldman is married with 2 children. He is an avid golfer, and has interests of tennis, physical fitness, travel, boating, and snow skiing.

Areas of Practice:

Labor and Employment
Whistleblower Claims
Overtime Wage Claims/FLSA
Civil Rights: Discrimination and Harassment
Insurance Coverage Disputes
Property Damage Claims
Commercial/Business Litigation
Contract Disputes including Non-Compete Agreements
Real Estate and Real Property Litigation
Real Estate Deposit and Investment Recovery
Corporate Libel and Slander
Business and Contractual Tortuous Interference
Automobile and Truck Accidents/Negligence Claims
Wrongful Death
Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury
Workers Compensation and Liability Insurance Defense
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Florida
Georgia
U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida Trial Bar
U.S. District Court Southern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Middle District of Florida
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Florida
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Florida
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Middle District of Georgia
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Georgia
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Georgia
Education:
Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, Georgia, 1995
J.D.


University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, 1987
B.S.
Major: Finance


Representative Cases:
Mann v. DOT (Circuit Court, Alachua County, Gainesville, Florida 2007)
Craig v. RJD Enterprises, d/b/a McDonald's (Circuit Court, Sarasota County 2001)
Heiffer v. IDS Telcom (Broward County Circuit Court 2004)
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Speaker, Florida RIMS


Professional Associations and Memberships:
State Bar of Georgia, 1995
Member


Florida Bar, 1996
Member


Risk Insurance Management Society (RIMS)
Member


WCCP
Member


PCCP
Member


West Coast Claims Association
Member


Tampa Chamber of Commerce
Member


National Multi-Million Dollar FLSA
Counsel


Past Employment Positions:
Tampa and Ocala/Gainesville Offices, Managing Partner


Fraternities/Sororities:
Phi Kappa Tau

Emory University, School of Law, JD 1995. University of South Florida, BS in Finance, 1988.

Emory University, School of Law, JD 1995.

Georgia: 1995, Florida: 1996

All State Courts of FLorida, all Federal Courts in Florida. All State Courts in Georgia and Federal District Court, Atlanta Division.

Florida and Georgia

The Hillsborough County Bar Association, West Coast Claims Association, Risk and Insurance Management Society, ABA, the Tampa Chamber of Commerce.

Member of the Tampa Chamber of Commerce.